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Stars: Athena Strates, Madalena Aragão, Elisha Applebaum, Mohammed Mansaray, Andonis Anthony | Written by Ashley Holberry, Gavin Cosmo Mehrtens | Directed by Taneli Mustonen, Brad Watson

Gator Creek, or The Bayou depending on where you see it, is a new man versus nature thriller which pits survivors of a plane crash in the Louisiana swampland against a horde of mutant gators. The film opens with a DEA raid on a meth lab somewhere in the bayou which results in the gators getting dosed with various chemicals, which seem to be the gator equivalent of steroids, making them bigger, stronger and much more aggressive.

Kyle has other things on her mind however. She recently lost her brother and is about to journey from Texas to the Florida Keys to scatter his ashes. However her friend Alice has sold her car which means involving Malika who Kyle has some negative history with the trip...

Stars: Lewis Santer, Natasha Tosini, Chris Lines, Stephen Staley, Thomas K. Murphy, Tessa Wood | Written by Marc Gottlieb, Harry Boxley | Directed by Brendan Petrizzo

The filmmakers behind Mouse of Horrors, originally titled The Mouse Experiment, are an assortment of folk connected to some of the most prolific sources of low-budget horror out there. The director, Brendan Petrizzo has a history with The Asylum, having produced and/or directed films that include The Devil’s Triangle and Attack of the Meth Gator. One of the writers, Marc Gottlieb, also has a long history there, having written among others Top Gunner: Danger Zone and 2025 Armageddon.

The other of this tale’s scribes, Harry Boxley has delivered scripts like Jurassic Triangle and Piglet to Jagged Edge, Proportion Productions and ITN Distribution, companies much of the cast have worked for as well. And just for good measure, the cinematographer is Charlie Steeds, owner...

Stars: Michael Madsen, Bryan Clark, Paul Logan, Aaron Groben, Grace West, Lauren Parkinson, Savannah Goldstein, Jesse Bernstein, G.J. Echterkamp | Written by Blake Miller | Directed by Jim Wynorski

DinoGator is one of those movies I never thought I’d actually get to see, at least not this side of a bootleg copy. Originally shot in 2016 under the more accurate title CobraGator, it came close to release in 2018, only to disappear into the murky depths of the swamp of lost films. Not even the involvement of the legendary Roger Corman, who served as executive producer, could convince distributors to lure it out, until now. So, was it worth the wait? Well, that really depends on how much you enjoy the taste of cheese.

The story kicks off with a trio of doomed characters venturing into a cave. One of them plays a recorder like a snake charmer’s flute. But instead of charming any creatures,...

Stars: William Baldwin, April Mae Davis, Michael Paré, Kate Hodge, Jessy Holtermann, Jack Pearson | Written by Marc Gottlieb | Directed by Christopher Ray

War of the Worlds: Extinction is a followup to The Asylum’s 2021 film War of the Worlds: Annihilation, but in the opening montage, however, the film flips the script entirely, revealing that rather than Earth being invaded it was us doing the invading, attacking and trying to colonize the planet Emios after we made Earth uninhabitable.

Almost immediately after that montage, we see the one returning character, General Skuller leading his troops against the Earth forces, apparently in defiance of orders to stand down and welcome what are referred to as refugees from Earth. Any chance of that happening vanishes when he sees his daughter vaporized by an enemy craft while trying to lead some of those refugees to safety.

Understandably pissed off, he goes totally rogue and...

Stars: Chris O’Brocki, Justin P. Martin, Rosaria Eraso, Hunter Redfern, Angel Nichole Bradford, Tim Hale, Morrigan Thompson, Gary Lee Vincent, Jessa Flux | Written by Todd Martin, Gary Lee Vincent | Directed by Brad Twigg

The list of animals on a drug-fuelled killing spree gets a new addition as Cocaine Bear, Cocaine Werewolf, Attack of the Meth Gator, and all the others get joined by Crackcoon. Not to be confused with Krackoon and its sequel, which pitted a murderous trash running loose in The Bronx, this film takes place in a rural community with a drug problem that’s about to turn into something much more dangerous.

When a couple of crack addicts buy a new designer drug, Acid Mind Drainage, from Denny it’s the start of a bloody killing spree as it turns anyone who uses it into a homicidal maniac. Things, however, are about to get a lot worse.

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It was shortly after the theatrical release of Cocaine Bear that The Asylum teased they were working on a “mockbuster” titled Attack of the Meth Gator, which has now been shortened to simply Meth Gator. It’s finished, it’s coming soon, and the trailer has been unleashed today.

Meth Gator will release in a small handful of theaters as well as Digital on August 2.

Watch the retro grindhouse-style trailer for Meth Gator below.

The film will be playing in the following theaters:

Laemmle Glendale – Glendale, CA Hickory Ridge Cinemas – Brunswick, Oh Trylon Cinema – Minneapolis, Mn Film Noir Cinema – Brooklyn, NY Aurora Cineplex – Roswell, Ga

In the creature feature, “Police warn residents to refrain from flushing methamphetamine down the toilet to prevent “meth-gators.” In Sweet Water Point, Florida, they didn’t listen.”

Patrick Labyorteaux, Robbie Rist, Laronn Marzett and Vanessa Tamayo star in the film. Christopher Ray directed Meth Gator,...

From the creators of Sharknado comes Methgator, a new drug-fueled creature feature with its jaws set on Marvel’s foul-mouthed golden boys of summer, Deadpool & Wolverine. Courtesy of The Asylum, we’re pleased to share the exclusive first look at the brand-new Comic-Con poster for Methgator, which features the narcotic-driven reptile chowing down on Deadpool and Wolverine. I don’t know if they can quip their way out of this one.

In the vein of Elizabeth Banks’ Cocaine Bear, the official synopsis reads: “In a 2019 news bulletin, police warned residents to refrain from flushing methamphetamine down the toilet to prevent ‘meth-gators.’ Down in Sweet Water Point, Florida, they didn’t listen.” They never do. The film stars Robbie Rist (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Laronn Marzett (Birdie), Vanessa Tamayo (Monster Grizzly), and the one and only Patrick Labyorteaux, who played one of my favourite characters on Little House on the Prairie,...

Stars: Benjamin L. Newmark, Nick Wilson, Arlene Lagos, Tristen Amason, Bruce Peoples, Laronn Marzett, Vanesa Tamayo | Written by Lauren Pritchard, Joe Roche | Directed by Christopher Ray

Attack of the Meth Gator lets you know what you’re in for right from the start as cops raid a Florida meth lab only to have its operators make a run for it. As Shane wades across the swamp, he drops a bag of meth. That’s when we see a giant gator’s snout twitch as if it’s smelling something. Then it goes straight for the meth, then goes for Shane, and one of the cops in a drug-induced frenzy.

In response, Mayor Jensen (Nick Wilson) hires Skylar and Twain (Tristen Amason) to take care of the gator discreetly, and before the tourists start arriving for the Memorial Day Weekend. Needless to say, they quickly become gator chow instead. Sheriff Williams...

Like Jaws before it, the release of Cocaine Bear earlier this year has resulted in a slew of natural horror films, many of which are using the same conceit of an animal driven to extreme behavior by the consumption of narcotics. Projects already in production include Crackcoon and the delayed Methgator, created by The Asylum. You can probably guess their plots.

One animal-on-drugs movie that has already seen release is Cocaine Shark. Whereas that film treated its subject matter with an unabashedly schlocky approach, though, the more recent Deep Fear takes a similar gimmick and plays it with a straighter face. It could be the perfect post-summer movie for anyone who wants a fun cinematic trend taken a little more seriously.

Set on a yacht sailing around Grenada, Deep Fear centers on a woman named Naomi (Mãdãlina Ghenea) who, during a sailing trip to see her boyfriend (Ed Westwick), gets...

The Asylum releases the trailer for their upcoming blockbuster The Exorcists, which comes to limited theaters and video on demand on September 29. The film follows three exorcists attempting to perform a round-the-clock ritual on a possessed girl, which becomes increasingly challenging for them. The Exorcists stars Doug Bradley, who is best known for playing Pinhead in the Hellraiser franchise.

The The Exorcists trailer pits the star of Hellraiser against a demonic force. The mockbuster movie, which was put out by the production and distribution company The Asylum, is timed to come to limited theaters and video on demand on September 29, one week before the release of Blumhouse's The Exorcist: Believer. The ensemble cast of the movie includes Michelle Bauer, Kate Hodge, Kayla Fields, and Denice Duff.

The Asylum has now released the official trailer for The Exorcists, starring Doug Bradley, who is best known for playing Pinhead in the first...

The mockbuster industry is a fascinating entity. Chief among the studios that specialize in mockbusters (ie. low-budget knockoffs of popular studio titles) is The Asylum, the company behind the "Sharkando" films. In 2023 alone, The Asylum has released a riff on "Cocaine Bear" titled "Attack of the Meth Gator," the latest installment in its "Transformers" ripoff franchise, "Transmorphers: Mech Beasts," and its own animated version of "The Little Mermaid" featuring the voices of Steve Guttenberg and "E.T." star Dee Wallace. And they say cinema is dead!

Shane Van Dyke, the grandson of acting legend Dick Van Dyke, got his start as a writer on the mockbuster circuit, penning films like "Titanic II," "Paranormal Entity," and "Transmorphers: Fall of Man" for The Asylum in the late aughts. Around that same time, he also teamed up with his brother, Carey Van Dyke, to co-pen the studio's "Street Racer" -- a riff on the "Fast & Furious" films,...

The moviegoing market is flooded with “mockbusters” that rip off the plots and characters of popular Hollywood blockbusters with inferior actors, visual effects, and overall filmmaking. Mockbusters usually feature a very similar title, storyline, and poster art to a recent Hollywood hit in a sneaky attempt to trick viewers looking for the latest blockbuster into watching the wrong movie. IMDb and Wikipedia have made it a lot easier for casual viewers to spot a forgery, but there’s still plenty of entertainment factor in watching an imitation of a big-budget blockbuster.

The most prominent mockbuster factory, The Asylum, has expanded into more original storytelling with the Sharknado series, but they still pump out a couple of movies every year that mimic the biggest studio releases. In 2023, they made End Times to copy The Last of Us, a new version of The Little Mermaid to copy Disney’s live-action remake, and...

Who knew movie-goers had such a hunger for movies about animals on cocaine-fuelled rampages? In less than two weeks of release, director Elizabeth Banks’ Cocaine Bear (read our review Here) has racked up over $50 million at the box office. In the build-up to the release of that film, a news report about New Zealand police recovering more than three tons of cocaine that was found floating in the Pacific Ocean got people talking about the possibility of a Cocaine Shark movie… and the idea was even passed along to Banks, who said, “Jaws with cocaine, I don’t see how that loses.” But as it turns out, Banks has been beaten to the Cocaine Shark idea by prolific low budget filmmaker Mark Polonia, whose own Cocaine Shark movie is so far along that it has already secured a distribution deal with Wild Eye Releasing, and a trailer is already online!

In the wake of the Elizabeth Banks-directed Cocaine Bear, which has now snorted up $53 million, the low-budget indie horror scene is hard at work in their attempts to capitalize on the film’s success. Coming soon, The Asylum will be unleashing Attack of the Meth Gator, and Bloody Disgusting has learned that Wild Eye Releasing has their own mockbuster on the way.

Coming soon from Wild Eye Releasing? Cocaine Shark, of course!

We don’t yet have a release date for Cocaine Shark at this time, but the official trailer has been unleashed this week. It looks, well, let’s just say it’s about what you’d expect…

In director Mark Polonia‘s film, “A mafia drug lord has unleashed a new, highly addictive stimulant on the streets called HT25, derived from sharks held captive in a secret lab, and which causes monstrous side effects. After an explosion and leak at the lab,...